Level 1 French
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms K. Atkinson.
Subject Overview
The course continues to develop the skills needed to understand and use everyday written and spoken French. The focus is on effective communication. Students have to be committed to learning vocabulary and language features and to preparing their internal assessments. Cultural studies focussing on French-speaking countries around the world are an integral component of the course.
As the class is smaller, we have more opportunities to do some activities outside the classroom such as going to the French Film Festival, to a cafe or even to have a Zoom meeting with classes overseas.
Our students on zoom with a school in Thio (New Caledonia)
Subject Overview
Term 1
(TBC)
Revision of Y9&10 vocabulary and verbs.
MOI : My family and my friends and Me!
Conversation basics. Making small talk and keeping the conversation flowing.
Making arrangements to go out. Accepting, and making excuses (if necessary!)
Term 2
(TBC)
My Daily Routine, including School life in NZ compared to life as a student in France. Which would you prefer?
My Health. Aie! Ouch! Survival French for when it hurts.
Term 3
(TBC)
My Weekend and my Holidays. How was it? What did you get up to?
My City. My Country: New Zealand.
Term 4
Revision and preparation for external NCEA
Recommended Prior Learning
Successful completion of Year 10 French or French background(At teacher discretion).
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
1 x B5 notebook
Pathway
Learning French enables you to travel and meet French speaking people all over the planet. French is the only language spoken on all the continents. French is a Latin language, it can help you to learn any other roman languages such as Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian etc.
Learning about a different culture develops your emotional intelligence as well as your reasoning.
You can have access to any jobs when you speak a different language and it is a great asset to have in our world nowadays.
Assessment Information
Standards subject to change.Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
French 1.1 - Interact in spoken French to share and respond to information, ideas, and opinions
NZQA Info
French 1.2 - Communicate in French for a chosen purpose
NZQA Info
French 1.3 - Demonstrate understanding of written French related to everyday contexts
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French 1.4 - Demonstrate understanding of spoken French related to everyday contexts
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Disclaimer
All subject selections are provisional only and are subject to:
- meeting any course entry requirements
- minimum class sizes
- the availability of teaching staff
and the final decision is at the discretion of the Head of Learning Area for that subject.